[Some Towns exempt from the Dissauva’s Officers.] These Officers can exercise their Authority, throughout the whole Division over which they are constituted, excepting some certain Towns, that are of exempt jurisdiction.  And they are of two sorts.  First, such Towns as belong to the Idol-Temples, and the Priests, having been given and bestowed on them long ago by former Kings.  And secondly, The Towns, which the King allots to his Noblemen and Servants.  Over these Towns, thus given away, neither the forementioned Officers, nor the chief Magistrate himself hath any Power.  But those to whom they are given and do belong to, do put in their own Officers, who serve to the same purposes as the abovesaid do.

[Other Officers yet.] But these are not all the Officers; there are others, whose place it is, upon the Death of any Head of a Family to fetch away the King’s Marrals, Harriots as I may call them; Viz. a Bull and a Cow, a Male and Female Buffalo, out of his Stock.  Which is accustomably due to the King, as I have mentioned before.  And others, who in Harvest time carry away certain measures of Corn out of every Man’s Crop according to the rate of their Land.

[These Places obtained by Bribes.] These Inferior Officers commonly get their Places by Bribery; Their Children do pretend a right to them after their Father’s Death, and will be preferred before others, greazing the Magistrate.

[But remain only during pleasure.] None of these have their Places for life; and no longer than the Governor pleaseth.  And he pretty often removes them or threatens to do so upon pretence of some neglects, to get Money from them.  And the People have this privilege, that upon Complaint made of any of these Officers, and request that they may be changed and others made, They must be displaced, and others put in; but not at their Choice, but at the Choice of the Chief Magistrate, or Owner of the Town.

[Countrey-Courts.] For the hearing Complaints and doing Justice among Neighbours, here are Countrey-Courts of Judicature, consisting of these Officers, together with the Head-Men of the Places and Towns, where the Courts are kept:  and these are called Gom sabbi, as much as to say, Town-Consultations.  But if any do not like, and is loath to stand by what they have determined, and think themselves wronged, they may [They may appeal.] appeal to their Head-Governor, that dwells at Court; but it is chargeable, for he must have a Fee.  They may appeal also from him to the Adigars, or the Chief Justices of the Kingdom.  But whoso gives the greatest Bribe, he shall overcome.  For it is a common saying in this Land, That he that has Money to see the Judge, needs not fear nor care, whether his cause be right or not.  The greatest Punishment that these Judges can inflict upon the greatest Malefactors, is but Imprisonment.  From which Money will release them.